Making such changes while economic activity and employment remain well below their potential levels would probably slow the economic recovery.

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Despite their ability, their productivity could be well below its potential.

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Iraq says it is currently producing around 1.8m bpd, well below the 2.5m bpd that it was pumping before the country was invaded in the spring (and even that was well below its potential, owing to years of sanctions).

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The bank forecasts growth of only 7.5% next year, its slowest for almost 20 years and well below its estimated potential growth rate of around 9.5%.

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Even including this, the growth rate of 2.4% was well below the economy's potential, so companies are still cutting jobs.

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That would be well below the consensus estimate of America's potential growth rate of around 4%.

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Since our price estimate for Motorola Mobility stock is well below market price, we examine here a potential upside scenario for the company.

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While the likelihood is low and we remain well below the Street for the November quarter and February quarter, the potential reward is high.

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Washington (CNN) -- Oil giant BP and contractor Halliburton knew of potential flaws in the cement slurry used to reinforce the oil well below the Deepwater Horizon rig before it exploded in April, according to a letter Thursday from the lead investigator for a federal probe of the Gulf oil disaster.

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